New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-27
HOME CLUB OvERTHROwNs
A REVOLUTION in DISTRICT NUMBER 4e.

The BOARD OF ARBITRATION AND STRIKES ABOLs
| IsHED-MAsTER WORKMAN oUINN's AuraoRI-
TY YCURTAHRD-GEORGE W. DUNNE MADE
CHAIRMAN OF A NEW Ex-
EcUrIvE BOARD.
There was o small-sked revolution in District
Assembly No. 10 of the Knights of Labor yester-
day. The Board oil Arbitration and Strikes was
abolished and an Executive Board elected In its
place. The almost absolute power which has here
toforc been given to the Master Workman was
taken away and vested In the Executive Board and
the antiadministration faction in the district has
gained control Of this board This is the result
OF tho fight between Master Workman James B.
Quinn and George w. Dunne The meeting was q
hot and excited one and lasted from p. m. until
midnight. Charges and counter charges were made
on the floor, and several times during the proceed
ings personal encounters seemed imminent.
The removal Of Mr.. Dunno was made the special
order for yesterdays meeting and as soon as tho
absolutely necessary routine business had been
completed the fight began 1t was at first intended
by the anti-administration party to move for tho
deposing of all the officers OF the district but after
consultation it was decided to modify this plan
| somewhat and o motion was made to abolish the
Board of Arbitration and Strikes and to appoint in
It's place the Executive Board to take from the
District Master Workman the control Of the affairs
Of the district and give 1t to the new Executive
Board and to have that body elected instead Of
appointed. Dunne's adherents maintained that the
possession Of the power held by the Master Work.
man was too great temptation aud was prejudicial
TO the interests of the order. Il asserted that
when. In 1883 and 1884, the General Executive
Board was the supreme power in the order, its
affairs were more prosperous than at present Dunno
maintained, as an instance Of the corrupting iDlu
ence Of the almost absolute power of the District
Nacfar yUnr1y hof fha Goh n xr0
simply because OF his refusal to obey orders that
he had received during the coal strike, and since
then to use his influence rs chairman
of the Board of Arbitration to defeat certain
strikes Charges were also made that the finances
of the district were not correct, and while no
specific charges OF financial dishonesty were made,
the imputation was PLAN that money had been
used for purposes of which no explanation could
be made
The story of the state of affairs in District No.
40 was of an exceedingly interesting charac-
ter and it startled of the delegates II appears
that on the ruins of the old home club which was
destroyed by the exposures of John Morrison, q
under the name of The Glass. The object Of this
organization was nomnally to spread in the order
the educational features of the unwritten work OF
the order. but the real idea to retain the con-
the entire order 1t was composed in part of Thos b.
Hugh Ca Carey. % Paul Mayer and Victor brury. 81 the
f. Kunze. and one or two others as new blood.
T0S Ths cd IS. dSod1 IL to and and
Of'f'f of the 'A'isaSS Kni9St. ' Of Labor h that
Victor Drury and was the same as is practised bv.
the Nhists and InternationaIs. Each member OF
the inner circle starts regular organization to bs
composed OF not more than twelve members OF
which he is the head These subordinate groups,
in turn. start others. 50 that the =, ramii.
cations of The Glass would III umo
extend throughout the entire organ
ization, each subordinate group taking Its orders
from Its Immediate superior and ultimately from
During the coal strike District Assembly No. 40
filed such place in the pul>lic eye aud was appar-
emily such power that some of the subordinates
became ambitious and jealousies arose, even in Tho
Glass itself. Then there were good salaried posi-
tons TO be divided and this division again caused
The high-handed and arbitrary methods of the
rulers of No. 40 in dealing with members who were
opposed to them had created much dissatisfaction
among the rank and file of the district. AMI when
the malcontents went to work quietly to organize
the opposition they found easy ground to work 10.
the district that tho Home Club dynasty was losing
It's grip and that it was only matter OF time when
ts wOua Se arysn ouf nnps on from
his position as chairman of the Board or Arbitra-
ton and Strikes turned the scales against him as
Dunno has always been hard worker and
was said that before Victor Drury
went West weeks aSS secret
bers of the old Home Club was held at which
it was decided that Dune and Edward 4. Kubze.
was selected as the first victim. While in the West
Drury called special meeting OF The Class. but IN
the letter he said that ne would not sit 4 D1rne
without question certain orders from Quinn. They
were defended by Paul Mayer. one of the old Homo
Clubmen, but he was not strong enough to prevent
the attempt to put them OUT. Then place was
made In the District for the return OF r. b. Nc.
CURE who is the diplomat Of The Classand he tried
tha tron HA wa N a n IN n
When these matters were brought out at the
meeting yesterday they destroyed the last hope of
ton abolshins the Board Of Arbitration and
Strikes was put 1t was carried with rush,
despite the most strenuous efforts of Quinn and his
party. Even the delegates from Quinls own local
assembly, the Excelsior lbor Club, voted against
When the time came for the election of members
w was ''H intense. ''aS George W. Dunno was the
first, member elected, and as he got
SUSa %s% UIf sanT They % '1 made - desperate rally,
hOwsvsr and succeeded in the next ballot in elect
aEa sn TS. who wa: : oSS
sssH'S %snS.r. nSsssdr slsstsdJ.nss p Archibald f.
The result Of the election was q complete
victory for the administration faction. faction.
s ;n e Ss' s$s G &
after NO. Az Will act IN ndrinouy WIN
tho other districts in this region. Inss-
much as nearly all the districts about here
the Knights Of Labor at Philadelphia, the
action of No 40 yesterday is regarded BY them
as an indication that the action at the Rich:
mond General Assembly in making the term Of
Office for general officers two years instead Of one
will be overturned at Minneapolis and that ME
Powderly may be retired at that time.
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STABBED By WOULDBE SUICIDE
Shortly before IL o'clock last night well-dressed